@SandGirl
Oh girl, I understand your need to look put together....heck I'm one who does their hair (in nice ponytail, nothing crazy) and light makeup to go to the gym! So no judgement here! haha
It just helps me to feel more confident and actually helps me to get a better workout because there are mirrors everywhere and if I see myself looking like cr@p, I feel like cr@p and just want to go home. Maybe some people don't understand this and may even think it's silly but how I look affects me too.
I used to have to get up really early for work too. I'd wash and flat iron my hair the night before and then put it up in a high pony tail at night and in the morning I'd just rewash my face framing bit (the rest I'd just tie back, if that makes sense) in the sink and blow dry and re-flat iron just that small part because it layed wrong after sleeping with it up all night....real quick.
Have your outfit picked out the night before and for sleep....have you tried Melatonin?
Also, are you having hot flashes at night? I was and started on HRT (don't know if that is an option for you or not) but it was a game changer for me. HRT was unfairly demonized years ago but is now seen as very protective of many things (bones, heart, brain, joint pain, skin, etc). Could be an option for you.
Anyway, I hope you can find some answers and good luck!!!
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